condiçãovsconvictoConfusable pair

Quick tell: condição is a noun, convicto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condição” is a noun and “convicto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,087
“condição” frequency rank
#31,709
“convicto” frequency rank
33796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condição convicto
Definition classe social que tem convicção; convencido; certo:

Letter map: condição vs convicto

Shared letters muted; letters that set condição and convicto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. condição (CVCCVCVV) and convicto (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
condição
8 ch
convicto

Grammar separator: condição vs convicto

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: condição is anoun and convictoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condição is recorded at frequency rank #2,087, classified as anoun. convicto is at rank #31,709, tagged as anadj.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 33796, this pair ranks #33,614 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of condição vs convicto

Shared letters: cino. Private to "condição": dãç. Private to "convicto": tv.

"condição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "convicto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • convicto ← cconvicto · cnovicto · conivcto · connvicto · convcito · conviccto · convicot · convictto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "condição" and "convicto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condição" is a noun and "convicto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "condição" or "convicto" show up more?
"condição" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,087 in our Portuguese list, against #31,709 for "convicto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "condição" vs "convicto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "condição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "convicto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,614 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "condição" and "convicto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convento vs convicto". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #33,614 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list